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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, June 1, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Registration Open
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    A Library of Things: Library Technology Integration Lab Year 2
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Book Banners, Display Disruptors, and Drag Queen Storytime Protesters: How to Respond to Content Challenges
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Building Your Action Plan for Equity-Based Summers
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    CLLS New Coordinators and Directors Orientation
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Come Make with Us!
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Diversifying Your Youth Services' Collections and Displays
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Shared Vision "Ignite Talks"
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
    Working with English Language Learners
  • 12:10 PM – 12:15 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Opening and Ribbon Cutting
  • 12:15 PM – 2:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Lunch Reception
  • 12:15 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Bilingual Storytime 102: Tips, Tricks, and Técnicas for Translating Songs & Rhymes
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Developing Leaders in California Libraries: Meet the Leaders & Hear Their Ideas
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Do Look Up! Preparing Public Libraries for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Library Advocacy Basics
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Serving Adult Literacy Learners with Dyslexia
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Stay & Play Open House
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    The Sustainable Libraries Initiative: an Introduction and Primer
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    UX/XR Usability Testing Lab
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    Technical Services IG Meeting
  • 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PT
    Opening Featured Speaker: Andrew Demcak
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
    Membership Committee Meet ‘n’ Greet
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM PT
    Sound Healing with BrandiBette Smead
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
    Meet-Up @ There and Back Again Cafe (a Lord of the Rings Inspired Board Game Cafe)
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    Sacramento Brew Bike Tour
  • Friday, June 2, 2023
  • 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    (Almost) a Year in Review: On the Road with an All-Electric Bookmobile
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    And Another Thing: Pitfalls and Prospects for a Library of Things
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Building an Environment for Successful Whole Family Learning
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Building the library foundation for a strong culture of philanthropy
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    I am My Brother's Keeper (MBK), Peer Advocacy at LA County Library
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Patron-Driven Experience in Aspen Discovery
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Seed Library Symposium
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Sustaining People through DEI Initiatives in Critical Cataloging
  • 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Using Bibliotheca's Open+ to Reopen Our Closed Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    California County Librarians Association Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Community Service and Rules of Conduct: Developing Policies and Procedures that Support Staff
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Equity and Access: Parks-Based Programming and Outreach
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Let's Get Social-Emotional: SEL and Teens in Library Services
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    OCLC Update: Visibility, Community, and Cooperation for a Sustainable Future
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Sustaining Employees and Community Connections with CALL: Onboarding and Trustee Toolkits
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Sustaining Vulnerable Populations: How Can Libraries Help the Unhoused?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Trends in the LIS Field and Profession Sponsored by the SJSU iSchool
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Who Is an ESL Learner? (Teaching Strategies, Methods, and Learning Styles for ESL)
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    You as a Trainer: Strengthen Your Training Skills and Gain Confidence
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    5-Minute Mentoring
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    BayREN's Resilient Libraries Network: Dispatches from the Field
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Books on Demand with the Braille and Talking Book Library
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Contra Costa County Library's Collection Diversity Audit Experience
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Maker Camp at the Library
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Public Library and Jail Partnerships: "How" and "Why" We Can Serve the Justice-involved
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Recognizing and Sustaining Volunteers – Meaningful Ways to Say Thank You, from the Subtle Nods to the Banging of Pots and Pans
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Seeking Immortality: Preserving the Language and Cultural Heritage of the Northern Cheyenne in Virtual Reality
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Sharing Diverse Stories through Easy-to-Install Traveling Exhibits
  • 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM PT
    Visit the Exhibits - Lunch Concessions Available for Purchase
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PT
    Advocacy and Legislative Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    A Conversation with State Librarian Greg Lucas
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Centering Social Justice: Incorporating Equity, Engagement and Empowerment for Community-centered Programming
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Community Resilience from Coast to Coast: Lessons from Disaster Research to Engage Your Community and Empower Your Library Staff
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    How to Create, Update and Support an Inclusive Volunteer Program
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Increasing Access to Native American Children - Reading Nation Waterfall Year 1 Results
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    It Could Never Happen Here: Creating an Active Shooter Plan for Your Library
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Management IG Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Our Climate, Our Future: Our Sustainable San Diego
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Rebuilding and Pandemic Recovery with the CLLS AmeriCorps Initiative
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Sustain Communities with Access to Digital Health & Wellness Information
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Developments in DEI
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Facebook E-Marketing Strategies for Library Programs: Attracting Bigger Crowds in Less Time with No Paper
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    HelpNow Data - What It Means and How to Tell Your Community About It
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Re-Inventing the Library from the Outside-In: A Comprehensive Building Renovation Prompts a Comprehensive Re-Imagining of the Downey City Library Service Model
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Resource Description and Access (RDA) Update
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Revamping Your CLLS Tutor Training
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Small Steps, Big Thinking: How a Community Reimagined Its Rural Library in the Other California
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    The LibraryIQ Platform: Real-Time, Actionable Insights that Increase Library Engagement
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    What's New in Children's Books, K-8
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Youth Services IG Meeting
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT
    Poster Sessions
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT
    Snack Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Building Basics for Libraries - Library Facility Management
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Censorship and What Board Members Need to Know
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Data in Action: Building Sustainable Cardholder Relationships
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    How Book Challenges Promote the Dominant Status Quo
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    How Is Your Library Opening Doors for the Next Generation of Librarians?
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    How to Be a Disruptor: A Radical Approach to Library Sustainability
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Ignite Talks
    Concurrent Program
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Learner Leadership Thrives and Sustains Our Library Communities
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Let’s Talk Sustainability: Program Ideas to Engage Your Community to Create Better Eco-Habits
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Nurses at the Library: How to Create a Successful Partnership
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Rare Materials Video Reference on a Shoestring
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Streamline your Data Capture and Reporting with Counting Opinions
  • 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM PT
    Sustaining Our Creative Sides: Librarians Who Write
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT
    VIP Reception for Library Directors and Conference Sponsors
  • 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PT
    Meet-Up @ Lavender Library
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PT
    Meet-Up @ Faces Nightclub
  • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PT
    CLA Awards Gala
  • 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM PT
    Improvisation for Librarians: Making It up as We Go Along
  • 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM PT
    Learn a New Card Game!
  • 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM PT
    Let's Play! Explore the Lighter Side of Literacy Work
  • 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM PT
    Library Dreams, Nightmares, and Wild Tales
  • 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM PT
    My Leadership Journey - Night Track Edition!
  • 8:00 PM – 8:45 PM PT
    Newspaper Gift Bags
  • 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM PT
    Night Track
  • 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM PT
    YSIG Happy Hour @BearDive
  • 9:00 PM – 11:59 PM PT
    Loteria
  • Saturday, June 3, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PT
    Registration Open
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Coffee & Muffins in the Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PT
    Interest Group Fair
  • 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    It Takes Two to Tango: Public Library and High School Joint-Use & Patnerships
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Library Advocates as Lifelong Learners
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Library of Things - Sustainability and Parks Style
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Literacy for Newbies: Developing Sustainable Programs - How to Step In, Start Over, or Build a New Grant Funded Program
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Little Free Library and Public Library Collaborations: Not Just for the Front Yard Anymore
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Responding to Hate: Proud Boys, Drag Queen Story Hour, and the Future of LGBTQIA+ Programming
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    Sustaining Broad Access to E-Books in a Post-Pandemic World
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM PT
    We Can Fix It at the Library
  • 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Youth Literature Awards (featuring the Beatty and California Young Reader Medal Awards)
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    A Model for Creating and Sustaining Space to Nurture Spanish Speaking Staff
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Do You REALLY Know Your Community? Segmentation and Strategic Planning
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Filling Your Programming Toolkit: Strategies to Promote Civic Engagement with Nonpartisan News
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Library mascots -- more than a furry costume
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Making Community Connections
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Rural and Tribal Libraries IG Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Sustaining Your Library’s Social Media: Scheduling Tools and Engagement Tips for All Budgets and Teams
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    Take Your Resource Binder Online - Using Padlet as Your One-stop Shop for Visually Organizing Fliers, Web Links and Other Library Resources
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT
    The 12 Steps to a Sustainable Library: Sustaining Our People, Our Planet, & Our Performance
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    Poster Sessions
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT
    Snack Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    5 X 5: Five Librarians Booktalk 5 Books for Adults
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Beyond Burnout: Sustaining Our Work as Teen Librarians
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Bold as Ice: Keeping Your Cool with Angry Customers
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    My Leadership Journey
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM PT
    Sustainability Programming in Diverse Communities
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Advocacy, Storytelling, and Libraries
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    African American Librarians IG Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    CLA Technology Interest Group Showcase and Exchange
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Early Math in Libraries: Bringing Math into Programming for Children 0 – 5
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    How to Incorporate the ACRL Framework in the 21st Century & How A.I. and Other Technology Is Changing Reference Interactions
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
    Securing Our Future: How San Francisco Public Library Supersized Its Set Aside in 2022
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    After the Money Runs Out: Sustaining Innovative Programs Past the Pilot Period
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    BPL's Books Unbanned: Libraries Resisting Censorship
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    Create a Playful Window into the World
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    Hurray! How to Win a Library Tax Measure by a Landside
  • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    Planting SEEDs: Supporting Environmental Education and Direction
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
    Membership Meeting
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
    Closing Speakers & President's Reception
  • Sunday, June 4, 2023
  • 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM PT
    Make-Up and Mimosas Drag Brunch - 11:00 AM Show
  • 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM PT
    Make-Up and Mimosas Drag Brunch - 1:30 PM Show